Gwynedd Mercy University AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Prerequisites : CHM-115 ( Required , Concurrent ).
CHM-116 Chemistry for Health Professions II ( 3 ) An introduction to organic and biological chemistry for students of the health professions . Topics include the structure , properties and reactions of organic compounds , carbohydrates , lipids , proteins , and nucleic acids , enzyme activity and metabolic pathways and the storage and transmission of genetic information . Emphasis is on physiological and clinical correlations . 3 lecture hours per week . Prerequisites : CHM-115 ; Minimum Grade C ( Required , Previous ). | CHM-116L ( Required , Concurrent ).
CHM-116L Chemistry for Health Professions II ( 1 ) Application of the experimental techniques of chemistry to the study of the structure , function and reactions of organic and biological compounds . 3 laboratory hours per week . Prerequisites : CHM-115 , CHM-115L ( Required , Previous ). | CHM-116 ( Required , Previous or concurrent ).
CHM-151 Principles of Chemistry I ( 3 ) Chemical compounds and reactions ; terminology , stoichiometry , solution chemistry , gas laws , thermochemistry , electronic structure and chemical bonding . 3 lecture hours and 1 recitation hour per week . Offered in the fall semester . Prerequisites : CHM-151L , CHM-151R ; ( Required , Concurrent ).
CHM-151L Principles of Chemistry I ( 1 ) Application of the principles of stoichiometry , gas laws and solution chemistry to the synthesis , separation and identification of compounds . 3 laboratory hours per week . Offered in the fall semester . Prerequisites : CHM-151 , CHM-151R ( Required , Concurrent ).
CHM-152 Principles of Chemistry II ( 3 ) Condensed states of matter , properties of solutions , chemical kinetics , electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry . 3 lecture hours and 1 recitation hour per week . Offered in the spring semester . Prerequisites : CHM-151 with a minimum grade of C ( Required , Previous ).
CHM-152L Principles of Chemistry II ( 1 ) Laboratory investigations of properties of solutions , chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium emphasizing techniques of quantitative analysis , including both traditional gravimetric and volumetric methods and instrumental methods of spectrophotometry and chromatography . 3 laboratory hours per week . Offered in the spring semester . Prerequisites : CHM-151 , CHM-151L ( Required , Previous ). | CHM-152 ( Required , Previous or concurrent ).
CHM-203 Organic Chemistry I ( 1 ) An introduction to the molecular structure and reactivity of carbon-based compounds . Emphasis is given to the relationships between molecular structure and chemical and physical properties . Topics include theories of chemical bonding , isomerism and stereochemistry , IR and NMR spectroscopy , and the mechanisms of fundamental reactions ( i . e ., substitution , elimination , addition ). 3 lecture hours and 1 recitation hour per week . Offered in the fall semester . Prerequisites : CHM-152 , CHM-152L ( Required , Previous ). | CHM-203L ( Required , Previous or concurrent ).
CHM-203L Organic Chemistry I ( 1 )
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